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History of Hadlow Down Village Hall

A history of our village hall has been added to the Village Trust Pages:
Hadlow Down’s first village hall, although not named as such, was a large hut obtained from the YMCA and erected on land donated by the Eridge Estate; it was always known as ‘the Hut’ or ‘the Red Triangle Hut’ after its previous owners’ symbol.

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History of Hadlow Down Village Hall

HADLOW DOWN’S VILLAGE HALL: PAST AND THE FUTURE?
Hadlow Down’s first village hall, although not named as such, was a large hut obtained from the YMCA and erected on land donated by the Eridge Estate; it was always known as ‘the Hut’ or ‘the Red Triangle Hut’ after its previous owners’ symbol.  Opened on June 8th 1921 by Princess Marie Louise, Queen Victoria’s last grandchild, it immediately became the focal point for many of the village’s activities. The Hut hosted many social occasions, classes, Horticultural Society meetings, the Organ Club, British Legion (male and female branches) the Happy Circle for older members of the village, the Jazz Club, the Pied Pipers drama group, and the Bowls Club. It was also used for more formal meetings such as the Church Parochial Council and the Parish Council. Continue reading “History of Hadlow Down Village Hall”

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Hadlow Down Book Club Review – April 2021

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
‘Pachinko is a foolish game, but life was not.’

Our book this month was “Pachinko”, by Min Jin Lee, an American Korean who spent time in Japan with her husband. This was one of the most popular choices among writers offering their summer choices to the Irish Times and a runner-up to the National Book Award for Fiction 2017.
Pachinko is a game of chance – a cross between pinball and slot machines in which the managers tilt the pins to make more money. Popular in Japan, but disreputable because of its element of gaming, Pachinko halls were often one way for Korean immigrants to make money, as do three of the main characters in the novel. The title of the book is literal but also metaphoric – life is like the game of Pachinko, especially for despised immigrants like the Koreans in Tokyo.

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Hadlow Down Book Club Review – March 2021

Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
‘Everything ends… doesn’t mean it wasn’t good’.

A few years ago the Book Club read Francis Spufford’s debut picaresque novel ‘On Golden Hill’. Described as a frolicsome, exuberant romp, all of us really enjoyed it and we were therefore keen to read his next novel, Light Perpetual’, a title taken from the Requiem Prayer. Continue reading “Hadlow Down Book Club Review – March 2021”

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Notifications to be discussed at 1st June 2021 HD PC meeting

PROPOSED UPGRADE TO BASE STATION INSTALLATION AT CTIL 10801821 / TEF 2419 POPESWOOD RESERVOIR, BUXTED, EAST SUSSEX, TN22 4QA

Site plan and letter:

 

WD/2021/1207/OH – TINKERS LANE, HADLOW DOWN
Description:  OVERHEAD LINE REFURBISHMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO RESOLVE A LOCALISED VOLTAGE COMPLAINT. THE PROPOSAL IS TO REFURBISH THE OVERHEAD LINE TO AERIAL BUNDLED
CONDUCTOR (ABC).
Link to documents on web: http://planning.wealden.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=153985

WD/2020/2483/F – HADLOW HOUSE FARM COTTAGE, MAIN ROAD, HADLOW DOWN, TN22 4EP
Description:  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING PROPERTY AND RE-BUILD USING TIMBER FRAME WITH LIKE FOR LIKE REPLACEMENT ROOF. EXTERNAL
FOOTPRINT OF THE EXISTING BUILDING WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED,
WITH THE ADDITION OF THE PROPOSED EXTENSIONS
DIMENSIONED ON THE DRAWING. EXTERNAL MATERIAL PALETTE
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED TO ENSURE THE AESTHETICS OF THE
BUILDING ARE RETAINED.
Link to documents on web:  https://planning.wealden.gov.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=152059